CME Sponsor:
International Pediatric Endosurgery Group (IPEG)

Location:
Hilton Waikoloa Village
Waikoloa, Hawaii (The Big Island)

Course Directors/Instructors:
2010 PROGRAM COMMITTEE:
Aayed Al-Qahtani, MD
Maria Marcela Bailez, MD
Klaas (N) MA Bax, MD
Sanjeev Dutta, MD
Keith E. Georgeson, MD
Munther Haddad, MD
Caroll M. Harmon, MD, PhD
George W. Holcomb, III, MD
Michael S. Irish, MD
Saleem Islam, MD
Pablo Laje, MD
Marc A. Levitt, MD
Thom E. Lobe, MD
Gordon A. MacKinlay, MD
Marcelo H. Martinez Ferro, MD
Giorlomo Mattioli, MD
Go Miyano, MD
Philippe Montupet, MD
Azad Najmaldin, MD
Daniel J. Ostlie, MD
Todd A. Ponsky, MD
Olivier Reinberg, MD
Steven Rothenberg, MD
Shawn St. Peter, MD
Phillip O. Szavay, MD
Holger Till, MD
Jean-Stéphane Valla, MD

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE:
PRESIDENT: Marcelo H. Martinez Ferro, MD
PRESIDENT-ELECT: Gordon A. MacKinlay, MD
1ST VICE PRESIDENT: Thom E. Lobe, MD
2ND VICE PRESIDENT: Tadashi Iwanaka, MD, PhD
SECRETARY: Benno M. Ure, MD, PhD
TREASURER: Marc A. Levitt, MD
EDITOR: Thom E. Lobe, MD
ASIA/AFRICA/ROTW REPRESENTATIVE: Miguel Guelfand, MD
EUROPEAN REPRESENTATIVE: Juergen Schleef, MD
AMERICA’S REPRESENTATIVE: Carroll “Mac” Harmon, MD, PhD
PAST-PRESIDENT: George W. Holcomb III, MD

IPEG FACULTY TENTATIVE:
Craig T. Albanese, MD, Stanford, California, USA
Hossein Allal, MD, Montpellier, FRANCE
Aayed Al-Qahtani, MD, Riyadh, SAUDI ARABIA
Georges Azzie, MD, Toronto, Ontario, CANADA
Maria Marcela Bailez, MD, Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA
François Becmeur, MD, Strasbourg, FRANCE
Simon Clarke, MD, London, UNITED KINGDOM
Sanjeev Dutta, MD, FRCS, Stanford, California, USA
Edward Esteves, MD, Goiania, BRAZIL
Keith E. Georgeson, MD, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Miguel A. Guelfand, MD, Santiago, CHILE
Munther J. Haddad, MBBCH, FRCS, London, UNITED KINGDOM
Carroll M. Harmon, MD, PhD, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
George W. Holcomb III, MD, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Celeste Hollands, MD, Mobile, Alabama, USA
Thomas H. Inge, MD, PhD, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Joe Iocono, MD, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
Salem Islam, MD, Gainesville, Florida, USA
Tadashi Iwanaka, MD, Tokyo, JAPAN
Timothy Kane, MD, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Pablo Laje, MD, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Marc A. Levitt, MD, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Long Li, MD, Beijing, CHINA
Thom Lobe, MD, Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Manuel Lopez, MD, Saint Etienne, FRANCE
Gordon A. MacKinlay, MD, Edinburgh, Scotland, UNITED KINDOM
Marcelo H. Martinez Ferro, MD, Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA
Girolamo Mattioli, MD, Genova, ITALY
Milissa McKee, MD, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
John J. Meehan, MD, Seattle, Washington, USA
Marc Michalsky, MD, Columbus, Ohio, USA
Go Miyano, MD, Tokyo, JAPAN
Azad Najmaldin, MD, Leeds, England, UNITED KINGDOM
Daniel J. Ostlie, MD, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Todd A. Ponsky, MD, Cleveland Heights, Ohio, USA
Oliver Reinberg, MD, Lausanne, SWITZERLAND
Richard Ricketts, MD, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Steven S. Rothenberg, MD, Denver, Colorado, USA
Klaus Schaarschmidt, Prof., Berlin, GERMANY
Juergen Schleef, MD, Trieste, ITALY
Shawn D. St. Peter, MD, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Henri Steyaert, MD, Nice, FRANCE
Philipp Szavay, MD, Tuebingen, GERMANY
Holger Till, MD, Leipzig, GERMANY
Benno M. Ure, MD, PhD, Hannover, GERMANY
David van der Zee, MD, Utrecht, THE NETHERLANDS
Mark Wulkan, MD, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Atsuyuki Yamataka, MD, Tokyo, JAPAN
C.K. Yeung, MD, Central, Hong Kong, CHINA

Number of Credits: 28.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)

Registration Fees:

Applicable Congress Fees:
IPEG Member- $395
Surgeon Non-Member- $595
SIT Member- $180
SIT Non-Member- $315
Allied Health Member- $180
Allied Health Non-Member- $315

Additional Courses:
IPEG Advance Endoscopic Surgery Course- $215
IPEG Advance Endoscopic Surgery Course Lecture and Lab- $595

Late Fees:
After May 7, 2010 and before May 21, 2010- $75
After May 21, 2010- $100

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Detailed Description:
The objectives of the activity are to educate, expose and allow pediatric surgeons and urologist the opportunity to discuss the developing techniques and management principles regarding minimally invasive surgical techniques and scientific developments that will affect their patient population.

Learning Objectives:
  • Presentation of new and developing minimally invasive surgical techniques in a scientific environment.
  • Opportunity to interact with experts in the fields of minimally invasive pediatric surgery and urology via panel interactions and audience response systems.
  • Discussion of current and future controversial issues regarding minimally invasive surgery in infants and children.
  • Advance the use of minimally invasive surgical procedures in infants and children.
  • Encourage international interactions in the management and minimally invasive surgical interventions for infants and children.
  • At the conclusion of this event the participant will be able to implement the information and techniques that were obtained during the event and by doing this the care of that population will be improved and will continue to advance.
Target Audience:
The 19th Annual Congress of the International Pediatric Endosurgery Group (IPEG) has elements that have been specifically designed to meet the needs of practicing pediatric surgeons, urologists, and other related specialties, physicians in-training, GI assistants, and nurses who are interested in minimally invasive surgery in children and adolescents